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Kylix (Lip Cup) with Panther and Inscription

Black-figure 2700 · Kylix · mid 6th century BCE (Archaic)

<p>The tondo on the interior of this small kylix bears a panther crouched in profile, head turned to the back and tail twisting above its hindquarters. On the exterior are the remains of a palmette and the repeated inscription naming Xenokles as potter. One handle is missing.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2097' rel='external'>Kylix (Lip Cup) with Panther and Inscription</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscription

[Inscription, Greek] XΣΕΝΟΚΛΕΣ [ΕΠΟΙΕ]ΣΕΝ and [XΣΕ]ΝΟΚΛΕΣ ΕΠΟΙΕ[ΣΕΝ]; [Translation] Xenokles made (this).

Shape

Kylix

Technique

Black-figure

Date

mid 6th century BCE (Archaic)

Culture

Greek

Painter

2700